Creative Audigy 4 Pro: The Ultimate Consumer Sound Card?
Introduction
At first glance, the Audigy 4 Pro is identical to the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro . It takes the form of a PCI board connected to an external hub, with the line outputs (three 3.5 mm jacks) on the PCI board and all the other connections on the hub. For more details, take a look at our article on the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro - the design and the external hub are essentially identical. The table below sums up the device's capabilities and requirements.
Creative Labs Audigy 4 Pro | |
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Interface | PCI |
Main circuit | Audigy 4 |
Max. sampling rate | 192 kHz |
Quantification | 24 bits |
ASIO | 24 bits / 96 kHz |
MIDI/game port | Yes |
Inputs | |
On-Board | 1 line, 1 S/PDIF |
Hub | 2 line, 1 adjustable mike/line, S/PDIF coaxial/optical |
Outputs | |
On-Board | Three 3.5 mm jacks (7.1) |
Hub | 1 adjustable headphone, 1 digital optical/ coaxial S/PDIF |
DVD and Cinema | |
Standards | Dolby Digital EX, DTS ES, S/PDIF output |
Configuration | Up to 7.1 |
DVD Audio | Yes, up to 192 kHz |
3D Game Sound | |
Standards | DS3D, A3D, EAX 4.0Advanced HD |
Configuration | 2 to 7.1 |
MIDI | |
Hardware synthesizer | 32 channels, 64 tracks, standard DIN input and output |
Software synthesizer | Creative 16 channel |
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